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| Date | Grid | Clue | Author |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tuesday, April 30, 2013 | 66A | Silent ___ (White House nickname) | Lynn Lempel |
| Friday, February 22, 2013 | 27A | One of Steinbeck's twins (2) | Martin Ashwood-Smith |
| Sunday, October 21, 2012 | 45A | Ripken with a 17-year consecutive game streak | Caleb Rasmussen |
| Tuesday, August 21, 2012 | 45A | Silent ___ (Coolidge nickname) | Josh Knapp |
| Monday, August 6, 2012 | 9D | Baseball's record-setting Ripken | Lynn Lempel |
| Saturday, August 4, 2012 | 5D | Presidential nickname | Jim Page |
| Thursday, January 19, 2012 | 62D | Home of 19-Across: Abbr. | Derek Bowman and Sarah Keller |
| Sunday, November 20, 2011 | 54A | Dieter's unit: Abbr. | Trip Payne |
| Thursday, July 21, 2011 | 43A | Food label abbr. (2) | Michael Sharp |
| Sunday, July 17, 2011 | 84D | "Silent" one | Daniel A. Finan |
| Sunday, June 26, 2011 | 39A | Berkeley campus nickname | David Levinson Wilk |
| Saturday, November 20, 2010 | 31A | ___ Poly, school nickname | Joe DiPietro |
| Tuesday, July 20, 2010 | 40D | Low-___ (for dieters) | Ed Sessa |
| Friday, June 18, 2010 | 41A | "East of Eden" twin | Karen M. Tracey |
| Thursday, June 10, 2010 | 26A | Food label abbr. (2) | Mike Nothnagel |
| Sunday, February 28, 2010 | 35D | Nev. neighbor | Yaakov Bendavid |
| Friday, October 30, 2009 | 21A | One of Steinbeck's twins (2) | David Levinson Wilk |
| Sunday, July 26, 2009 | 142A | Stanford's Big Game rival | Kevin G. Der |
| Sunday, April 12, 2009 | 95D | Political columnist Thomas (3) | Eric Berlin |
| Wednesday, April 1, 2009 | 12D | "Silent" prez (5) | Ed Stein and Paula Gamache |
| Wednesday, September 10, 2008 | 33A | Stanford rival, familiarly (2) | Lucas Gaviotis Whitestone |
| Sunday, June 15, 2008 | 44D | Low-___ (3) | Jeremy Newton |
| Monday, April 7, 2008 | 5D | Iron Man Ripken of the Orioles | Randall J. Hartman |
| Saturday, February 9, 2008 | 4D | Title robot in an Isaac Asimov short story | Shannon Burns |
| Sunday, December 2, 2007 | 105A | Ore. neighbor | Seth A. Abel |
| Sunday, October 28, 2007 | 69A | 2007 Hall of Fame inductee Ripken | Ben Tausig |
| Sunday, September 2, 2007 | 18D | Oriole Ripken | Lee Glickstein and Nancy Salomon |
| Friday, May 18, 2007 | 47A | Political columnist Thomas (3) | David Quarfoot |
| Sunday, March 25, 2007 | 14D | 1920's White House name | Fred Piscop |
| Friday, February 2, 2007 | 22A | ___ Tech (3) | David J. Kahn |
| Thursday, November 16, 2006 | 44D | Baseball's Ripken (3) | Kevin Donovan |
| Tuesday, October 10, 2006 | 68A | Where S.F. is | Tyler Hinman |
| Monday, August 7, 2006 | 37A | Ripken who played 2,632 straight games | Lynn Lempel |
| Sunday, April 9, 2006 | 85A | Part of the W. Coast | Paula Gamache |
| Friday, February 17, 2006 | 1D | Political columnist Thomas (3) | Trip Payne |
| Saturday, December 31, 2005 | 30A | ___-Mex | Robert H. Wolfe |
| Wednesday, December 21, 2005 | 51A | ___ Poly (3) | David J. Kahn |
| Sunday, September 11, 2005 | 49D | Berkeley university nickname | Patrick Berry |
| Tuesday, August 9, 2005 | 34A | "Silent" prez (5) | Victor Fleming |
| Tuesday, June 14, 2005 | 37A | ___-Mex cuisine | Sarah Keller |
| Wednesday, June 8, 2005 | 22D | "Silent" prez (5) | Richard Chisholm |
| Thursday, October 7, 2004 | 46D | Berkeley campus, for short | Patrick Merrell |
| Sunday, March 21, 2004 | 55A | Stanford rival, familiarly (2) | Roy Leban |
| Tuesday, March 16, 2004 | 39D | Record-setting Ripken | Ron Sweet |
| Sunday, February 29, 2004 | 68D | Old White House nickname (3) | Patrick Merrell |
| Sunday, February 22, 2004 | 94D | Low-___ (3) | Nancy Nicholson Joline |
| Monday, December 15, 2003 | 16A | President Coolidge | Sarah Keller |
| Thursday, October 2, 2003 | 51A | ___ Poly (3) | Elizabeth C. Gorski |
| Sunday, July 6, 2003 | 99D | White House nickname (2) | Robert H. Wolfe |
| Friday, June 6, 2003 | 42A | Pac. borderer | Randolph Ross |
| Friday, April 11, 2003 | 5D | Baseball/football Hall-of-Famer Hubbard | Elizabeth C. Gorski |
| Monday, April 7, 2003 | 33A | "Silent" prez (5) | Harvey Estes and Nancy Salomon |
| Sunday, February 16, 2003 | 2D | Nutritional fig. (2) | Charles M. Deber |
| Wednesday, January 15, 2003 | 6D | Nutritional fig. (2) | Brendan Emmett Quigley |
| Wednesday, December 25, 2002 | 60A | Lo-___ | Patrick Merrell |
| Sunday, October 20, 2002 | 13D | Old White House nickname (3) | Harvey Estes and Nancy Salomon |
| Sunday, August 25, 2002 | 50A | ___ Tech (3) | Randolph Ross |
| Wednesday, July 17, 2002 | 28D | "Silent" prez (5) | Peter Gordon |
| Tuesday, June 4, 2002 | 50A | Iron man Ripken | Matthew J. Koceich |
| Sunday, November 11, 2001 | 81D | Pac Ten school, informally | Joe DiPietro |
| Tuesday, August 21, 2001 | 29D | Pres. Coolidge | Sarah Keller |
| Sunday, July 1, 2001 | 56A | Trask twin in "East of Eden" | Manny Nosowsky |
| Sunday, April 15, 2001 | 71A | Low-___ (3) | Richard Silvestri |
| Wednesday, February 28, 2001 | 1A | White House nickname (2) | A. J. Santora |
| Wednesday, November 15, 2000 | 11D | Baltimore's Ripken | Chuck Deodene |
| Thursday, October 5, 2000 | 64D | Double Hall-of-Famer Hubbard | Cathy Millhauser |
| Sunday, September 10, 2000 | 27A | Columnist Thomas | Elizabeth C. Gorski |
| Saturday, August 5, 2000 | 35D | ___ Poly (3) | Manny Nosowsky |
| Sunday, April 30, 2000 | 19D | Ariz. neighbor (2) | Cathy Millhauser |
| Friday, October 22, 1999 | 49A | 41-Across borderer: Abbr. | Martin Ashwood-Smith |
| Wednesday, October 6, 1999 | 60D | Hall-of-Famer Hubbard (2) | Fred Piscop |
| Monday, August 23, 1999 | 23A | Ripken of the Orioles (2) | Nancy Kavanaugh |
| Monday, August 2, 1999 | 15A | Ripken of the Orioles (2) | Stephanie Spadaccini |
| Saturday, November 28, 1998 | 39A | Aron's twin in "East of Eden" | Gilbert H. Ludwig |
| Wednesday, June 24, 1998 | 63D | Old White House nickname (3) | Richard Silvestri |
| Saturday, February 28, 1998 | 28D | ___ Tech (3) | David J. Kahn |
| Tuesday, December 23, 1997 | 11A | Southern ___ | Fred Piscop |
| Sunday, August 31, 1997 | 102A | 1920's White House nickname | David J. Kahn |
| Monday, April 28, 1997 | 10D | Baseball's Ripken (3) | Peter Gordon |
| Sunday, March 2, 1997 | 4D | Hall-of-Famer Hubbard (2) | Harvey Estes |
| Friday, January 31, 1997 | 57A | The Lone Eagle's monogram | M. Gaffney |
| Saturday, November 16, 1996 | 36A | Political commentator ___ Thomas | J. Page |
| Tuesday, July 30, 1996 | 39D | Baseball's Ripken (3) | E. Gorski |
| Monday, May 13, 1996 | 57D | Pres. Coolidge, informally | S. L. Robbins |
| Saturday, May 4, 1996 | 21A | "East of Eden" protagonist | B. Klahn |
| Thursday, January 18, 1996 | 56D | Ripken Jr. or Sr. | C. Deodene |
| Tuesday, December 5, 1995 | 54D | It follows no- or low- | Robert Katz |
| Saturday, October 14, 1995 | 26A | Ariz. neighbor (2) | Alex K. Justin |
| Wednesday, December 7, 1994 | 63D | Silent _____ (20's moniker) | Chet Currier |
| Saturday, September 24, 1994 | 1D | 31st state: Abbr. | Manny Nosowsky |
| Friday, February 18, 1994 | 34A | U.C.L.A. rival | Manny Nosowsky |
3 results for CAL from Variety puzzles.
| Date | Type | Grid | Clue | Author |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 27, 2006 | diagramless | 65A | Stanford foe, for short | Jim Hyres |
| August 31, 2003 | diagramless | 36D | Commentator Thomas | Trip Payne |
| October 28, 2001 | diagramless | 23D | Silent ___ | Fred Piscop |
38 results for CAL from older pre-Shortz puzzles.
| Date | Grid | Clue | Author | Editor |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thursday, September 30, 1993 | 45A | Part of U.S.C. | Manny Nosowsky | Taub |
| Saturday, February 27, 1993 | 44A | "East of Eden" protagonist | Bryant White | Maleska |
| Thursday, September 10, 1992 | 5D | Ripkin of the Orioles | Reginald L. Johnson | Maleska |
| Monday, July 20, 1992 | 11A | Nev. neighbor | Bette Sue Cohen | Maleska |
| Sunday, February 9, 1992 | 131D | The Lone Eagle's monogram | John Greenman | Maleska |
| Friday, January 31, 1992 | 62A | Steinbeck protagonist | Betty Jorgensen | Maleska |
| Sunday, January 5, 1992 | 10A | Helen Mirren film: 1984 | Jim Page | Maleska |
| Sunday, October 20, 1991 | 80D | Ripken of the Orioles | Calista Luminati | Maleska |
| Sunday, September 29, 1991 | 101D | "East of Eden" protagonist | Nancy Nicholson Joline | Maleska |
| Monday, June 10, 1991 | 28A | Golfer Peete | Sidney L. Robbins | Maleska |
| Friday, November 30, 1990 | 59D | Lone Eagle's monogram | Jesse Roarke | Maleska |
| Thursday, September 6, 1990 | 25A | Golfer Peete | Nancy W. Atkinson | Maleska |
| Wednesday, November 1, 1989 | 8D | Ore. neighbor | Norma Steinberg | Maleska |
| Tuesday, May 23, 1989 | 21A | Coolidge's nickname | Eileen Lexau | Maleska |
| Wednesday, November 23, 1988 | 6A | Presidential nickname | Judson G. Trent | Maleska |
| Thursday, October 27, 1988 | 28D | Golfer Peete | Reginald L. Johnson | Maleska |
| Friday, May 27, 1988 | 2D | President before Herb | Robert O. Dillman | Maleska |
| Friday, April 22, 1988 | 42D | Coolidge or Ripken | Page | Maleska |
| Sunday, December 13, 1987 | 84A | Ripken of baseball | Louis Sabin | Maleska |
| Friday, August 28, 1987 | 45D | P.G.A.'s Peete | Eli Wesoff | Maleska |
| Sunday, May 17, 1987 | 44D | Golfer Peete | Mary Virginia Orna | Maleska |
| Friday, March 20, 1987 | 38D | Lone Eagle's monogram | Eugene T. Maleska | Maleska |
| Wednesday, March 18, 1987 | 63D | Designer Klein, to friends | Rash | Maleska |
| Sunday, September 28, 1986 | 86D | Golfer Peete | D. Jones | Maleska |
| Wednesday, September 10, 1986 | 62D | First Lady Grace's man | Peter Swift | Maleska |
| Sunday, August 10, 1986 | 44A | Golfer Peete | Louis Sabin | Maleska |
| Saturday, May 10, 1986 | 32D | ___ Tech | Nancy Joline | Maleska |
| Tuesday, March 4, 1986 | 28A | "Silent ___" | Sidney L. Robbins | Maleska |
| Sunday, February 23, 1986 | 25D | Pres. before Herb | Louis Baron | Maleska |
| Sunday, August 18, 1985 | 118D | Lone Eagle's monogram | Charles M. Deber | Maleska |
| Wednesday, May 15, 1985 | 62D | Presidential nickname | Charlotte Shore | Maleska |
| Saturday, November 3, 1984 | 47D | Lone Eagle's monogram | S. E. Wilkinson | Maleska |
| Saturday, July 7, 1984 | 10D | Golfer Peete | Ernst Theimer | Maleska |
| Saturday, June 2, 1984 | 14A | Diet abbr. | Kevin Wray | Maleska |
| Saturday, May 26, 1984 | 45A | Heat meas. | Bevington | Maleska |
| Saturday, September 24, 1983 | 46A | White House nickname | Peter Swift | Maleska |
| Sunday, September 11, 1983 | 62A | Laconic Pres. | Alfio Micci | Maleska |
| Sunday, March 13, 1983 | 116D | Steinbeck character | Edward Marchese | Maleska |